I’ve had lots of incredibly kind comments about the dress I was wearing within my May Favourites video and that i must admit to feeling quite bolstered by them. It’s not that easy to find nice things to wear when you’re breastfeeding, and that hurdle, coupled with your typical postpartum body changes, means that you can be a bit insecure about fashion when you’ve just were built with a baby.
So thank you.
Anyway, the shirt dress comes from Oasis – I bought it on ASOS here*, it had been lb48. I’ve seen that they also do a shirt version with the identical print for lb38 here* – I may still be tempted to snap that up too. The dress has quite a relaxed fit but is made of a woven, rough-to-the-touch fabric (all high-street dresses seem to be in this fabric right now, I have no idea why, it’s very sweat-inducing!) whereas it says that the shirt is made from a soft-touch, silky-feel fabric. That sounds more up my street. Although the dress is so useful – I’d wear this for almost any occasion, from summer weddings to work meetings.
The lipstick I’m wearing in the photograph above is from the brand new L’Oreal Matte Addiction range – this shade is called Hype.
It’s a gorgeously wearable orange-red – most of the beauty brands bring out orangey lipsticks with the summer collections, but they’re usually far more red than orange, or sitting directly on the cusp. This one leans over to the orange side inside a slightly more daring manner, and also the matte finish gives it a retro look. It’s a very easy makeup update if you just want something cheerful and inexpensive to see you through the summer – the texture is non-drying and the colour is densely pigmented. Stick on the load of bronzer, a few coats of mascara and a slick of this and you’re virtually done. You can find the Matte Addiction range at Boots here* – lipsticks are lb6.99 each.
